Weather Records on 8 August 1912

57 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1912. Highest significance: Kirchdorf/Poel, DE.

Key Facts for 8 August 1912

On 8 August 1912, 57 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 56 daily.
Kirchdorf/Poel set a daily record precipitation of 31.1 mm (1.2 in) on 8 August 1912.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

57 stations

57 station records on 8 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

57 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 23.

Records on 8 August 1912 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	23
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 56.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

47 broken records

Margins by which the 47 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1912

Top 20 records on 8 August 1912 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1912	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1912	Kiev, UA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1912	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1912	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1912	Vinga, SE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1912	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1912	Tranebjerg, DK	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1912	Putbus, DE	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1912	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1912	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1912	Orillia, CA	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1912	Barrie, CA	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1912	Port Stanley, CA	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1912	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1912	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1912	Regensburg, DE	daily low max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1912	Jokkmokk, SE	daily high min	14.8 C (58.6 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1912	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1912	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low max	15.8 C (60.4 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1912	Milan, IT	daily low min	13.1 C (55.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1912

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1912. 1912 had 57 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	28
5 to 10	7
10 to 15	6
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	5